Semi Automatic Rifle

DELRAY BEACH -- Between 5 and 8 p.m. on March 5, someone pried open a sliding glass bedroom door of a house in the 700 block of Southeast Third Street. The burglar took $360, jewelry and an AR-15 Sporter II semi-automatic rifle with two magazines and 200 rounds of ammunition.

On Thanksgiving Day, Richard Lee Newton spoke with desperation in his voice, friends say. He talked about police officers trying to kill him. He talked about an ex-girlfriend who was out to wreck his life. Several hours later, Newton was dead, killed in a wild shootout with police who cornered him early Friday morning behind a West Palm Beach auction house. Now, detectives with the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office are trying to link Newton to the slaying earlier this week of security guard Tammy Sue Baird, 29. Baird, who was working the graveyard shift at a West Palm Beach apartment complex for her family's business, Halstead Protection Services, was found on the side of the Bee-Line Highway on Tuesday morning.

BOCA RATON - About $200 in cash and a $300 semi-automatic rifle were stolen from Stop & Shop, 5999 N. Federal Highway, Sunday night, according to police. Entry to the store was gained by smashing in a front glass door.

9400 block of Northwest 10th Street. A burglar entered an open garage and stole a $300 Kenwood stereo from a 1978 Mercedes between 10:30 p.m. Nov. 28 and 9 a.m. the next day. A $300 Ruger semi-automatic rifle, $50 worth of ammunition and a $1,200 Evinrude outboard motor were removed from the garage. -- 13500 block of Northwest Fifth Court. A window pane was smashed to enter a residence and a $500 General Electric refrigerator was stolen between 11:30 a.m. Nov. 27 and 9:45 a.m. Nov. 30. THEFTS -- 7200 block of Northwest 16th Street.

9400 block of Northwest 10th Street. A burglar entered an open garage and stole a $300 Kenwood stereo from a 1978 Mercedes between 10:30 p.m. Nov. 28 and 9 a.m. the next day. A $300 Ruger semi-automatic rifle, $50 worth of ammunition and a $1,200 Evinrude outboard motor were removed from the garage. -- 13500 block of Northwest Fifth Court. A window pane was smashed to enter a residence and a $500 General Electric refrigerator was stolen between 11:30 a.m. Nov. 27 and 9:45 a.m. Nov. 30. THEFTS -- 7200 block of Northwest 16th Street.

Rodney Norfus, 19, was charged with attempted murder Friday in connection with a gun battle last week that left a man wounded, police said. Norfus of the 200 block of Northwest 12th Avenue was arrested at Wilson Recreation Center on Northwest 12th Avenue. He was being held in Palm Beach County Jail pending a bond hearing, officials said. Vincent Craig Sullivan, 19, of the 500 block of Northwest 12th Avenue told police he was ambushed by Norfus April 26 outside a tavern in the 1200 block of Northwest Fourth Street.

DAVIE -- A heavily armed man driving a stolen pickup truck was arrested on Saturday morning, a police spokesman said. Wilmeth Delbert DeHass, 35, of the 6500 block of James E. Billie Drive, Hollywood, was charged with possession of a stolen vehicle, possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and driving with an expired license plate and an expired driver`s license, police spokesman Chris Murray said. Shortly before 9:30 a.m., Davie police officer Joann Carter sighted a man driving a pickup truck slowly and watching her in his rear-view mirror, Murray said.

On Thanksgiving Day, Richard Lee Newton spoke with desperation in his voice, friends say. He talked about police officers trying to kill him. He talked about an ex-girlfriend who was out to wreck his life. Several hours later, Newton was dead, killed in a wild shootout with police who cornered him early Friday morning behind a West Palm Beach auction house. Now, detectives with the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office are trying to link Newton to the slaying earlier this week of security guard Tammy Sue Baird, 29. Baird, who was working the graveyard shift at a West Palm Beach apartment complex for her family's business, Halstead Protection Services, was found on the side of the Bee-Line Highway on Tuesday morning.

MARGATE -- A .22-caliber rifle was reported missing on June 1 from a sporting goods store in the 1300 block of North State Road 7. The missing rifle is a "Papoose" model, semi-automatic rifle worth about $129, according to the store manager.

POMPANO BEACH -- A television valued at $160 and a semi-automatic rifle valued at $200 were stolen from a home in the 2000 block of Northwest Fifth Street between 7 a.m. and 5:45 p.m. Wednesday, police said.

DELRAY BEACH -- Between 5 and 8 p.m. on March 5, someone pried open a sliding glass bedroom door of a house in the 700 block of Southeast Third Street. The burglar took $360, jewelry and an AR-15 Sporter II semi-automatic rifle with two magazines and 200 rounds of ammunition.

DAVIE -- A heavily armed man driving a stolen pickup truck was arrested on Saturday morning, a police spokesman said. Wilmeth Delbert DeHass, 35, of the 6500 block of James E. Billie Drive, Hollywood, was charged with possession of a stolen vehicle, possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and driving with an expired license plate and an expired driver`s license, police spokesman Chris Murray said. Shortly before 9:30 a.m., Davie police officer Joann Carter sighted a man driving a pickup truck slowly and watching her in his rear-view mirror, Murray said.

BOCA RATON - About $200 in cash and a $300 semi-automatic rifle were stolen from Stop & Shop, 5999 N. Federal Highway, Sunday night, according to police. Entry to the store was gained by smashing in a front glass door.

Rodney Norfus, 19, was charged with attempted murder Friday in connection with a gun battle last week that left a man wounded, police said. Norfus of the 200 block of Northwest 12th Avenue was arrested at Wilson Recreation Center on Northwest 12th Avenue. He was being held in Palm Beach County Jail pending a bond hearing, officials said. Vincent Craig Sullivan, 19, of the 500 block of Northwest 12th Avenue told police he was ambushed by Norfus April 26 outside a tavern in the 1200 block of Northwest Fourth Street.

Hollywood -- Three Apollo Middle School students were charged Thursday with burglary and grand theft, police said. The students, a 13-year-old girl and two 14-year-old boys, were charged with stealing two rifles and a videocassette recorder from a home in the 6000 block of Pierce Street, police said. The students then sold the items, including a .45-caliber semi-automatic rifle and a .22-caliber Ruger rifle, for a total of $100 in the Carver Ranches area south of Hollywood and used the money to buy cocaine, police said.